I
had planned to hitch a ride down to Santa Barbara with my friend Paree and meet
up with another gardening fanatic friend, Jennifer, to tour Lotusland. The day
before I left, I called Lotusland to make a tour reservation. The phone call
went something like this:

She
is probably a docent who has never been paid, who harbors some weird hatred
toward tourists. Whatever her story
was, she wasn’t the least bit interested in helping me (or anyone) gain entrance
to Lotusland.

So
I had to put my dream aside, and content myself with making up stories about
the creepy, unhelpful woman on the other end of the phone.

My
girlfriend had a much healthier attitude about the whole disaster. She said,
“Hey, that means is we are going to have to meet again in the next few
months.”

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There is a way to get into Lotusland without a reservation - become a member. Members get free entrance, don't need a reservation, and don't have to take a tour. We found that out after managing to get a reservation and taking the tour. Well worth a visit.